Hwayi: A Monster Boy Will Get a US Remake

South Korean action-thriller flick Hwayi: A Monster Boy  will get a American remake as a joint production between its original production company and an US-based one.

Lee Jun-dong, head of the 2013 movie's production company Now Film, recently met U.S.-based Spanish producer Frida Torresblanco to discuss the co-production plans at the Cannes Film Festival. Torresblanco has been behind such works as the 2006 Oscar-winning fantasy Pan's Labyrinth.

In an interview, Lee revealed that he opted to co-produce the English-language version rather than sell rights to a remake as U.S. adaptations of successful Korean titles have often been disappointing.

Hwayi: A Monster Boy is a 2013 film about a 16-year-old boy of the same name who is raised by five criminal fathers to become the perfect assassin. One day he is forced to commit a crime and sets out to discover the truth about his past.


Several Korean films have been remade by US production company in the past such as My Sassy Girl, Old Boy, Into the Mirror and The Lake House.